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| SABBATS ARE AS FOLLOWS OCTOBER 31st SAMHAIN THE WITCHES NEW YEAR ALL HALLOWS EVE THE GODDESS DECENDS INTO THE UNDERWORLD AND ONCE AGAIN THE WHEEL BEGINS THE ETERNAL CIRCLE OF LIFE THIS IS THE TIME THAT OUR WORLD AND THE SPIRIT WORLD ARE THE CLOSEST A TIME TO REMEMBER OUR FREINDS AND FAMILY WHO HAVE GONE INTO THE SUMMERLAND BEFORE US WINTER SOLSTICE (YULE)AROUND DEC 21st THE LONGEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR THE AT THIS TIME THE DAYS START GETTING LONGER THE LORD OF LIGHT IS REBORN OF THE GODDESS CANDLEMAS FEB 2nd (IMBOLIG) THE RETURNING OF SPRING TO THE SLEEPING EARTH THE GODDESS RETURNS FROM THE UNDERWORLD VERNAL EQUINOX MARCH 21st DAY AND NIGHT ARE EQUAL BUT DAY IS INCREASING LIGHT HAS CONQUERED DARKNESS THE GREEN GOD ARISES IN THE FEILDS BELTANE APRIL 30th THE DAY OF PASSION THE COURTSHIP OF THE GOD AND GODDESS SUMMER SOLSTICE AROUND JUNE 21st THIS IS THE LONGEST DAY OF THE YEAR BUT NOW THE DAYS DECREASE IN LENGHTH THE SUN HAS REACHED ITS PEAK THE LORD OF LIGHT LOOSES STRENGTH THE GOD AND GODDESS ARE MARRIED LAMMAS JULY31st THE FIRST FRUITS OF THE HARVEST A DAY FOR GIVING THANKS BUT ALSO A SACRIFICE AS THE GOD KING IS WILLING TO SACRIFICE TO ASSURE THE NEXT PLANTING SEASON AUTMN EQUINOX AROUND SEPT 21st THE DAYS AND NIGHT ARE EQUAL WITH THE NIGHT IONCRESINING IN LENGHTH IT IS A TIME TO BID FARE WELL TO THE SUN GOD FOR HE IS DIED AND BEEN RESURECTED TO BECOME THE LEADER OF THE WILD HUNT AND LORD OF THE UNDERWORLD |
| THE WITCHES ESBATS OR LUNAR RITUALS MARK THE PHASES OF THE MOON THE CHARGE OF THE GODDESS READS ONCE A MONTH AND BE IT WHEN THE MOON IS FULL BUT SOME COVENS MEET AT EVERY PHASE OR ONLY AT FULL AND NEW MOONS THE CHOICE IS YOURS |
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